A Feast of Figs

Lots of figs in the garden are now ripe, so along with making jars of Confit de Figues - delicious on fresh crusty bread or as an accompaniment to cheese, we can once again enjoy a tasty summer fig dish which I tried last year after seeing it on Lorrie's blog. 

Fig and Blue Cheese Tart 

I use freshly made bought sheets of puff pastry placed on grease proof paper, score around the edge and then fork the middle in preparation for the topping.

Set the oven at 220C, 450F or Gas Mark 8

Ingredients

1 sheet of puff pastry

2 red onions

4 or 5 fresh figs

English Blue Stilton cheese, 

but any blue cheese you prefer

rapeseed (canola) oil

balsamic vinegar

5 teaspns sugar

Method

slice the onions then gently cook in the oil until they are translucent. 

Add the sugar and a large tablespoon of balsamic vinegar

Keep stirring until all of the liquid is absorbed and the onions have a jam like consistency - let the mixture cool. 
Layer the onions on to the pastry, top with the sliced figs, and finish off with pieces of blue cheese on each figs.

Cook for 20mins then enjoy hot or cold.

Quick, easy and tasty

Fortunately more figs are still growing and ripening.